On August 21, 2015, “Anticon” label released “The Expanding Flower Planet”, the first Deradoorian studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Angel Deradoorian and Kenny Gilmore.
On August 12, 2016, “Castle Face” label released “Weird Exits”, the seventeenth Thee Oh Sees studio album. It was recorded in 2015 – 2016, at “The Dock Studio” in Sacramento, California.
Personnel:
John Dwyer – vocals, guitar, Mellotron, synths, moisturizer, flute, percussion, band photography
Tim Hellman – bass
Dan Rincon – drums
Ryan Moutinho – drums
Brigid Dawson – vocals
Chris Woodhouse – drums, organ, guitar, percussion
On August 7, 2015, “Sargent House” label released “Abyss”, the fourth Chelsea Wolfe studio album. It was recorded in 2015, at “Eimwood Recording Studio” in Dallas, Texas, and was produced by John Congleton.
Personnel:
Chelsea Wolfe – vocals, bass, guitar, piano
D.H. Phillips – lap steel guitar
Mike Sullivan – guitar
Ben Chisholm – bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, programming, layout, photography
On August 5, 2016, “Nuclear Blast” label released “Lady in Gold”, the second Blues Pills studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, and was produced by Don Alsterberg.
Personnel:
Elin Larsson – vocals
Dorian Sorriaux – acoustic and electric guitar
Zach Anderson – bass
André Kvarnström – drums
Tobias Winterkorn – mellotron
Rickard Nygren – organ
Per Larsson – piano
Carl Lindvall, Elin Larsson, Ellinor Svensson, Sofie Lee Johansson – choir (Voodoo Chor)
Don Alsterberg – xylophone
Francis Rencoret – vocal arrangements
Don Alsterberg – recording, mixing
Hans Olsson Brookes – mastering
Marijke Koger-Dunham –design
Kiryk Drewinski – logo design, layout, typography
John McMurtrie – photography
Track listing:
All lyrics by Zach Anderson and Elin Larsson except where noted, all music by Elin Larsson, Dorian Sorriaux, Zach Anderson and André Kvarnström, except where noted.
Lady in Gold
Little Boy Preacher
Burned Out
I Felt a Change – lyrics by Elin Larsson
Gone So Long
Bad Talkers
You Gotta Try
Won’t Go Back
Rejections
Elements and Things – lyrics and music Tony Joe White
On July 31, 2015, “RCA” label released “Born to Play Guitar”, the 17th Buddy Guy studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Tom Hambridge. In 2016, the album won the “Grammy Award” for “Best Blues Album”.
Personnel:
Buddy Guy – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Billy Gibbons – vocals, guitar
Joss Stone – vocals
Van Morrison – vocals
Doyle Bramhall II – 12 string acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Rob McNelley – electric guitar, resonator guitar, slide guitar
On July 24, 2015, “Thrill Jockey” label released “Works for Tomorrow”, the 13th Eleventh Dream Day album. It was recorded in 2015, at “The Loft” in Newcastle, “Mayfair Recording Studios” in London.
On July 10, 2015, “Middle of Nowhere Records” label released “Tied to the Moon”, the third Rachel Sermanni album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Colin Macleod.
Personnel:
Rachel Sermanni – vocals, guitar
Colin Macleod – guitar, pedal steel guitar, mixing
On June 24, 2016, “Eagle Rock Entertainment” label released “Flux”, the fourth Rich Robinson studio album. It was recorded 2015 – 2016, at “Applehead Recording” in Woodstock, New York, and was produced by Rich Robinson.